Rebuilding the Herd

sawhorseray · Post by **sawhorseray** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 19:57

My hunting-fishing-golf partner of over 35 years e-mailed me Wednesday morning to tell me one of the sawhorses I made them for Xmas about thirty years back had come up lame due to a confrontation with a pick-up truck. He uses the sawhorses regularly to keep amplifiers and music equipment off the ground when the valley fiddlers get together for their weekly jam session. I was going to be heading over to see him in a couple of weeks armed with this years Xmas presents, wild hog sausage and smoked pork loin. I got the materials needed that afternoon and pounded out a fresh set of steeds for him on Thanksgiving morning.

It was like ridin' a bike, tho the bike doesn't go as fast as it used to. Boy howdy, a half inch sheet of plywood sure seems a lot heavier than it used be too! RAY

ssorllih · Post by **ssorllih** » Fri Nov 29, 2013 23:44

Ray I used to be able to shoulder a 4x8 sheet of half inch sheet rock up stairs now I do well just getting me up those stairs. nice looking trestles.

sawhorseray · Post by **sawhorseray** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 07:39

My first union job after receiving my journeyman's certificate was for a housing contractor sheathing post on girder under-pinning with inch and one eighth plywood, tossed the sheets around like a deck of cards. My my how time takes it's toll on our body, especially those of us who worked construction. I can't complain too much, I invested pretty well, haven't worked for seven years, most likely won't die of starvation. Getting old stinks, but it beats the living crap out of not getting any older. RAY

Chuckwagon · Post by **Chuckwagon** » Sat Nov 30, 2013 08:29

Wull... uhh... where's the stirrups, pilgrim?

sawhorseray · Post by **sawhorseray** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 05:37

Chuckwagon wrote:Wull... uhh... where's the stirrups, pilgrim?

Indians didn't seem to need stirrups, they did just fine on a horse. RAY

Chuckwagon · Post by **Chuckwagon** » Sun Dec 01, 2013 07:41

Ray wrote:

Indians didn't seem to need stirrups, they did just fine on a horse.

Yeah, but that's just because they held on to the steering wheel so tightly!